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- LOADSTAR HOME TOWER NEWS
-
- by Dave moorman
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-
- Immediately after getting this
- issue out, we will be transfering the
- Compleat LOADSTAR, 64HDD, our own
- 64HDriver, and several other programs
- to CD-ROM and building the
- Installation 3.5 inch disk. The LS
- Home Tower will be ready for orders by
- September 1!
-
- Actually, with this design, you
- can save a lot of cash by aquiring a
- used PC (486 or better with 3.5 inch
- floppy disk drive and CD-ROM drive),
- then ordering the Cable, CD-ROM, and
- Installation disk from us. We will
- sell the Cable for $15 and the
- program package for $50.
-
- Installation should not be that
- hard. Power up the PC and put the
- CD-ROM in the tray and the 3.5 inch
- disk in the drive. Then reset the
- computer. The autoboot program on the
- 3.5 inch disk will set everything up.
- In a minute or two, a beep will tell
- you that your Tower is ready. Connect
- the C-64 and other drives to the PC
- with the Cable, power everything up,
- and type:
-
- LOAD"64:*",15:<Shift-RUN>
-
- Soon you will have 64HDriver up and
- running, with complete access to your
- Home Tower.
-
- For those who are unsure about
- getting everything together, we will
- offer loaded and tested Home Towers --
- software and hardware -- for $200 plus
- shipping.
-
- Today, I used 64HDriver to load
- and run MODSTAR Copier from my 1541 on
- device 8, and copied the program to
- the PCs hard disk. It worked like a
- charm.
-
- I especially enjoy the power of
- 64HDriver because I can use either
- VICE 1.9 on my PC or my C-64 to access
- any disk image on the hard drive. And
- that is where I keep [everything]!
- With this system, I no longer need to
- make disk transfers between systems.
- Everything is fairly integrated.
-
- I just got news that Nick Copland
- has a "Pro" version of 64HDD coming
- out in September. When you order the
- Tower or Tower software, the software
- will be the current version. Your name
- will be registered with Nick, and you
- can upgrade through him for a fair
- price.
-
- Or not. 64HDriver and 64HDD as it
- now stands does a great job for
- ordinary users. Again -- this is a
- mass storage unit, filled to the brim
- with the Compleat LOADSTAR Library,
- aimed at ordinary users.
-
- By the time you read this, issue
- #216 should be in the works and to you
- by September 1 -- with an order form
- and everything you will need to know
- to get your very own LOADSTAR Home
- Tower!
-
- DMM
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